CRIMINAL JUSTICE STUDIES

Introduction to the U.S. Criminal Justice System

Course Number: Criminal Justice Studies (CJ St) 240, XW

Credit: 3 undergraduate credits

Tuition: $693 undergraduate, plus $100 delivery fee

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Dates: 6/16-8/8/2008

   Provides a systemic understanding of the enactment and enforcement of law, police organization and behavior, prosecution and defense organization and behavior, sentencing, the judiciary, intermediate sanctions, corrections, and capital punishment. The course demonstrates the role of discretion in all of these bureaucracies as well as the influences of age, gender, race, and social class on criminal justice system processes. We will examine the different ways in which political orientation influences the understanding and operation of the criminal justice system. Finally, current events will be used to demonstrate the salience and enormity of criminal justice in American life.

Prerequisite: SOC 134

Computer Requirements: Internet and e-mail access

Note: May be applied toward Bachelor of Liberal Studies, Criminal Justice Studies

Instructor: Brian Monahan

For information visit: www.lifelearner.iastate.edu/courses/disciplineSummer08.html or call Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. toll free (800) 262-0015.

To Register visit: http://www.lifelearner.iastate.edu/courses/register.htm

Youth and Crime

Course Number: Criminal Justice Studies (CJ ST) 241, XW

Credit: 3 undergraduate credits

Tuition: $693 undergraduate, plus $100elivery fee

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Dates: 6/16-8/8/2008

Registration Deadline: 6/2/2008

   An examination of delinquency that focuses on the relationships between youth as victims and as offenders, social and etiological features of delinquency, the role of the criminal justice system, deliquents' rights, and traditional and alternative ways of dealing with juvenile crime.

Recommended Prerequisites: Soc 130 or Soc 134

Computer Requirements: Internet and e-mail access

Note: May be applied toward Criminal Justice Studies

Instructor: Andy Hochstetler

For information visit: www.lifelearner.iastate.edu/courses/disciplineSummer08.html or call Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. toll free (800) 262-0015.

To Register visit: http://www.lifelearner.iastate.edu/courses/register.htm

Criminology

Course Number: Criminal Justice Studies (CJ ST) 341, XW (co-listed as SOC 341)

Credit: 3 undergraduate credits

Tuition: $693 undergraduate, plus $100 delivery fee

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Dates: 5/19-7/11/2008

   The nature of crime and criminology; the concept of crime; statistics and theories of criminality; major forms of crime; official responses to crime and control of crime.

Recommended Prerequisites: Soc 130 or 134

Computer Requirements: Internet and e-mail access

Note: May be applied toward Bachelor of Liberal Studies, Criminal Justice Studies

Instructor: Andy Hochstetler

For information visit: www.lifelearner.iastate.edu/courses/disciplineSummer08.html or call Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. toll free (800) 262-0015.

To Register visit: http://www.lifelearner.iastate.edu/courses/register.htm

Police and Society

Course Number: Criminal Justice Studies (CJ ST) 351, XW

Credit: 3 undergraduate credits

Tuition: $693 undergraduate, plus $100 delivery fee

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Dates: 6/16-8/8/2008

Registration Deadline: 6/16/2008

   This course provides an introduction to a range of historical, political, philosophical, sociological, and psychological issues associated with individuals and institutions vested with responsibilities to police. The historical and contemporary foundations of policing are examined. The different types of police in America, their core functions, and the primary means through which police services are delivered will also be explored. In addition, a variety of issues (e.g., discretion, use of force, corruption) and innovations in modern policing will be examined.

Recommended Prerequisite: CJ St 240

Computer Requirements: Internet and e-mail capabilities

Note: May be applied toward Bachelor of Liberal Studies, Criminal Justice Studies

Instructor: Peter Conis

For information visit: www.lifelearner.iastate.edu/courses/disciplineSummer08.html or call Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. toll free (800) 262-0015.

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Punishment, Corrections and Society

Course Number: Criminal Justice Studies (CJ ST) 352, XW

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Credit: 3 undergraduate credits

Tuition: $693 undergraduate, plus $100 delivery fee

Dates: 5/19/-7/11/2008

Registration Deadline: 6/10/2008

   Introduction and overview of corrections in the United States. Theory and research on probation, parole, intermediate sanctions, prison, inmate society, inmate behavior and misconduct, capital punishment, recidivism, correctional treatment, rehabilitation, and offender reintegration into society.

Recommended Prerequisites: CJ St 240 and CJ ST 241

Computer Requirements: Internet and e-mail capabilities

Note: May be applied toward Bachelor of Liberal Studies, Criminal Justice Studies

Instructor: Peter Conis

For information visit: www.lifelearner.iastate.edu/courses/disciplineSummer08.html or call Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. toll free (800) 262-0015.

To Register visit: http://www.lifelearner.iastate.edu/courses/register.htm

Criminal Offenders

Course Number: Criminal Justice Studies (CJ ST) 403X, XW

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Credit: 3 undergraduate credits

Tuition: $693 undergraduate, plus $100 delivery fee

Dates: 5/19-7/11/2008

Registration Deadline: 6/10/2008

   This course is an overview of a field of study that is comprised of concepts, theories, research, and ideas that have been generated by systematic and sustainable observations and experiences.

Recommended Prerequisites: CJST 240, 241, 340, 341, 351, 352, 484

Computer Requirements: Internet and e-mail capabilities

Note: May be applied toward Bachelor of Liberal Studies, Criminal Justice Studies

Instructor: Matt DeLisi

For information visit: www.lifelearner.iastate.edu/courses/disciplineSummer08.html or call Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. toll free (800) 262-0015.

To Register visit: http://www.lifelearner.iastate.edu/courses/register.htm

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